Sign painter&#39;s table



June 21, 1938. R, COLE SIGN PAINTERS TABLE Filed Jan. 15, 1937 2Sheefcs-Sheet l INVENTOR. BY GEORGE E. C' LE MXW ATTORNEYS.

June 21, 1938. G. RCOLE 2,121,140

SIGN PAINTERS TABLE Filed Jan. 15, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTCR. I.GfORGE Ii COLE ATTORNEYS.

Patented June 21, 1938 UNITED STATES auras PATENT VOFFIQ 3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in sign painters tables.

An object is to provide a sign painters table which is readilyadjustable so as to vary the length thereof as may be desired and so asto vary the width thereof as may be desired. More particularly, anobject is the provision of a sign painters table having extensions whichmay be secured to each of its four sides to increase the size of thetable and having further extensions which may be secured to its ends toincrease indefinitely the length of the table.

Various meritorious features relate to the improved construction whichpermits of the attachment of extensions to the four sides of the tableand of the alignment of such extensions therewith and to the particularconstruction for supporting the table top detachably upon the adjustablesupporting frame and in such manner to accommodate the extensions forthe table top in a convenient manner whereby they may be readilyconnected or disconnected therefrom and whereby the table top may bequickly disassembled for storage and transportation and quicklyassembled and built toany convenient size for use. The construction issuch that the complete table top as a size to which it has been built,presents a smooth rigid surface on which to work, and the sectionsmaking up the same and supporting the same are of relatively small sizein order that they may be conveniently arranged for storage ortransportation in compact bundles.

Other objects, advantages, and meritorious features of my. inventionwill more fully appear from the following description, appended claims.and accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a table embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the table top and the upper portion of thesupports therefor,

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 3--3 v with the table topelements separated from the ing thereon. In the drawings I haveillustrated one type of adjustable standard which is adaptable for use.The invention concerns itself pri marily with the table top and itssupports rather than with the particular adjustment of the stand ards,but the standard is made up of a lower portion which is stationary andan upper portion [2 which may be raised and lowered with respectthereto. The upper portion [2 may be provided with a rack I 4 andpinions I6 mounted upon a shaft l8 extending between the two standardswhich is provided to raise and lower the upper portions [2 of thestandards. The shaft may be provided with a hand wheel 20 by means ofwhich 7 it may be rotated. The shaft may be a telescop ing shaft toaccommodate for varying the spacing between the standards. The upperportions -|2 of the standards may be provided with a series of teeth 22and latch elements 2 5 shown in Fig. 2 may be pivoted to the lowerportions of the standards to be swung into engagement with such teeth tovary the vertical adjustment.

There is secured to the upper end of the upper portion l2 of eachstandard a transversely extending table top supporting frame. As illustrated, this supporting frame may be made up of three sections shownmore particularly in) Fig. 3. In this figure of the drawings I haveshown a transverse supporting element 26 and a plate 28 adapted to bebolted or otherwise secured thereto and provided with an arcuateguideway 30. The elements 28 and 26 will be suitably secured togetherwith the element 28 on the inside as shown particularly in Fig. 2. Bolts3| serve as journals pivotally securing said assembled elements 26 and28 to the upper ends of the standard portions I2 as shown particularlyin Fig. 2. The upper portion of each standard element [2 is built out asat 32 and a tightening screw 34 is mounted therein and extends throughthe slot 30 of element 28 and is provided with a hand wheel portion forpositioning the table top at angular positions about the bolts 3| ashorizontal pivots.

To complete the transverse supporting frame assembly there is asub-frame element 36 which is adapted to superimpose the support 26 andto be detachably connected therewith. It is shown as provided withplates 38 which overlap the transverse; support 26 and are connected by.thumb screws 40 shown in Fig. 1 therewith. This sub-frame element isprovided at its ends and beyond the ends of the supports 26 with a pairof parallel guide plates 42 and bolts M to detachably seculre endextensions 4'6 thereto.

' support; assemblies.

the top and bottom wings.

These guide plates, bolts, and end extensions are shown separated inFig. 3. The assembly is shown complete in Fig. 2. The ends of theextensions 46 are slotted as at 48, as illustrated in Fig. 2. This slotis provided to receive the bolts 44 therethrough. The bolts may beprovided with wing nuts for convenient tightening and extensions areshown as stepped so that one portion abuts the ends of the element 36while the other portion overlaps the same within the guideways 42.

The table top supporting frame assembly for the table top proper is madeup of the elements 26, 28 and 36. The extensions 46 are used as desiredand willnot be used merely to support the table top proper. The tabletop proper hereinafter referred to as the table top is indicated as 50and may be made up of a plurality of sections secured together andprovided with lengthwise extending supporting elements 52, whichelements are provided at each end with plates 54 that are slotted toreceive fastening bolts 56 over the transverse supporting frame 36 asshown in Figs. 1 and 3. Through the means of these plates and bolts thetable top 50 is secured to its transverse support and yet it isdetachably removable therefrom.

This table top is provided with extensions at the top and bottom at eachend. To accommodate these extensions improved means is provided tosecure the same thereto. The table top is provided with depending guides58 which depend within the space between the table top and the element36 as shown. A relatively wide guide depends from the middle of thetable and other guides 58 are aligned therewith at opposite ends of thetable. The end guides may be provided with thumb screws 60 as shown inFig. 2. Stringers 62 are detachably receivable within these guides. Asthere are three guides adjacent to the top of the table and three guidesadjacent ,to the bottom of the table there are four stringer elements'62 receivable within these guides and projecting beyond the ends of thetable as shown particularly in Fig. 2. These stringers 62 are adapted tosupport table side sections 64 which serve as end extensions of thetable. These end wings are secured as end extensions to the table andheld to the stringers by means, such as turn buttons 66', shown in Fig.2. Each end extension is lined up with the end of the table by a pilotpin 68 receivable within a guide 10. A thumb screw 12 may be provided ifdesired.

The table is provided with top and bottom wings 14. These top and bottomwings are secured to the end extensions 46 of the transverse This may beaccomplished by providing plates 16 on the top and bottom wings notchedto be received over bolts 18 provided with thumb nuts 80 as shown inFigs. 1 and 3. These top and bottom wings may be aligned with the endwings by pins 82 secured to the end wings and engaging in guides 84 uponEach top and bottom wing may be provided with pins 86 adapted to bereceived within guides 88 in the table top and the thumb screws 90 maybeprovided to tighten the same in place as shown in Fig. 3.

If desired an additional supporting base element similar to ID may beprovided and additional table top sections may be added on to the endsof the table top and wings heretofore described. In Fig. 2. there isshown such an additional table top section indicated generally as 92.This table top section is not particularly described but in order tosupport the same and line it up with the extended table top heretoforedescribed the stringers 62 are provided with guides 94 as shown in Figs.2 and 4. Stringer extension 95 may be detachably secured to thestringers 6-2 within these guides 94 by the bolts 98 received within theslots I00 of the extensions I02 as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 and thumb nutsI04 may be provided to securely fasten the same in position. The wing 64which connects up with this additional table extension may be providedwith guides I06 to receive locating pins I03 on the additional extensionto maintain the alignment. This apparatus might be continuedindefinitely.

It will be apparent that through the means hereinabove described it ispossible to provide a table of limited size such as is shown in thetable top proper 50 mounted upon the transverse supports or that the topand bottom wings and end wings may be secured thereto or even additionalend extensions may be added thereon to increase the capacity of thetable.

What I claim is:

1. A sign painters table comprising a base provided with a pair oftransverse supports, a table top sub-frame element superimposing inalignment each transverse support and projecting beyond each endthereof, guide means depending from each sub-frame element adjacent toeach end thereof beyond the end of its transverse support, meansdetachably connecting each subframe element with its transverse support,a table top detachably secured to the sub-frame elements, a pair of endextensions for each sub-frame element, each end extension having one endportion adapted to be received within the guide means at such end of thesub-frame element underneath said sub-frame element, and having itsopposite .end portion adapted to abut against the end of the sub-frameelement and form an aligned extension thereof, means detachably securingeach end extension to its sub-frame element within said guide means, atable top Wing supported upon the end extensions at the top of the tabletop, a table top wing supported upon the end extensions at the bottom ofthe table top and means detachably securing each table top wing to itssupporting end extensions.

2. A sign painters table comprising a base provided with spaced aparttransverse supports, a table top sub-frame element superimposing inalignment each transverse support and projecting beyond each endthereof, means detachably connecting each sub-frame element to itstransverse support, a table top detachably secured to said sub-frameelements, guide means depending from I each sub-frame element adjacentto each end thereof and. beyond the adjacent end of its transversesupport, a fastening bolt depending from each sub-frame element withineach of said guide means, a pair of end extensions for each subframeelement, each end extension being of a stepped formation and having oneend portion adapted to be received within said guide means underneathsaid sub-frame element and slotted to receive said fastening bolt andhaving its opposite end portion adapted to abut against the end of saidsub-frame element and form an aligned extension thereof, a table topwing supported upon the end extensions at the top of the table top, atable top wing supported upon the end extensions at the bottom of thetable top,

guide plates carried by said wings adapted to,

overlap said end extensions, and means adapted to detachably engage saidguide plates to the end extensions to secure the wings thereto.

3. A sign painters table comprising a base having a pair of spaced aparttransverse supports, a table top sub-frame element superimposing inalignment each transverse'support and projecting beyond each endthereof, guide means depending from each sub-frame element adjacent toeach end thereof and beyond the adjacent end of its transverse support,means detachably securing each sub-frame element to its support, a tabletop superimposing said sub-frame elements and detachably secured theretospaced thereabove, three guides in alignment depending below said tabletop adjacent to the top thereof, the two end guides of said three beingdisposed within the space underneath the table top above the twosub-frame elements which support the table top, three guides in alignedrelationship depending below said table top adjacent to the bottomthereof, the two end guides of said three being disposed within thespace underneath the table top above the two sub-frame elements whichsupport the table top, a pair of stringers adapted to be receivedend-to-end within the three guides at the top of the table top, theabutting ends of said stringers being disposed within the intermediateof said three guides, a pair of stringers to be received end-to-endwithin the three guides at the bottom of the table top, the abuttingends of said stringers being disposed within the intermediate of saidthree guides, said stringers projecting beyond the ends of the tabletop, end extensions for said table supported upon said stringers, a pairof end extensions for each subframe element, each end extension being ofa stepped formation and having one end portion adapted to be receivedwithin the depending guide, means underneath said sub-frame element andhaving its opposite end portion adapted to abut against the end of saidframe element and forming an aligned end extension thereof, a table topwing supported upon said end extensions at the top of the table top, atable top wing supported upon said end extensions at the bottom of thetable top, and means securing said wings to said end extensions at thetop and the bottom of the table top.

GEORGE R. COLE.

